MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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